Level 4 Model Kit USS Arizona Pacific Fleet Battleship Memorial to The Tragedy of Pearl Harbor 1/426 Scale Model by Revell

"It makes me think that I'm building the Arizona itself. I'm the dry dock, and I'm building it."The words of my 9-year-old son, who pretty much put this together on his own. He has been fascinated with World War II for about a third of his life (since he was 6), and we even gave him a Pearl Harbor cake for his last birthday. As the school year is coming to an end, he decided that he wanted to begin putting the model together while I was out of town on a conference.This is an excellent reproduction of the Arizona. The turrets of the guns actually turn. Although several of the pieces are quite small, the instructions are very clear. Although he did need some assistance from his parents when it came to putting the hull together, my son was able to do an extremely passable job on his own.He loves it, and that's all that matters!

It's not an easy build, especially if you take the time to paint it. Lots of battleship grey. Look at historical photos and paint the ship. The complaints about the hull are correct if you don't take the time to glue it AND HOLD IT IN PLACE until it dries. It's an old vintage kit, so take the time to cut the burs off with an Exacto knife or something similar. Lots of small parts. You may have to cut some to make them fit. The date on the original mold is decades old. Keep that in mind.

My 12 year old loved this model. It was his first one. He did it almost entirely by himself within a few days.He is obsessed with the USS Arizona, and said the design is accurate to the real ship. We bought cement for it at a local craft store for a few bucks. The hull doesn't close up perfectly as others have said, but it still worked fine. Some of the pieces didn't fit that well, but my son said he figured it out fine. He used sandpaper to smooth out some pieces, so they'd fit better. He loved working on it. He bought this himself and said it was worth the money to him. He is already looking for another model to work on next.

Had fun building this with my son. Overall, he was able to do all but the hull assembly (which was a bear!). At least on ours, the two pieces were warped and did not want to fit together properly. Ended up using super glue and holding them together for almost an hour (contours didn't allow for clamps to be used). Otherwise, we had a great time with this.

This model is very detailed and easy to assemble. I did this model as a kid and now as an adult, I have found a great conversation piece. Like all Revell models the instructions were clear, and the paint scheme was easy. The only thing I would add is that I would have liked to have more decals for the model. I only had the name and American flags, but other than that, great model.

I got this for my husband whose hobby is to put together models. I have gotten him Rebel before but this was one in particular is of very bad quality. The pieces don’t match well. The plastic is thin. And when pulling out the pieces, they are not well made. The pieces keep some burr. I’ve noticed that the others have been made in Polland while this one was made in China.

Used item, never opened. All the parts were there and undamaged. VERY pleasant experience! :D

Built it with a 10 yr old - we had a lot of fun, it's not too difficult. (hardest part for me was trying to read the tiny numbers on the parts - but that's true of all these types of models :))You don't need to paint it - it looks nice either way -- though that would add a nice realistic touch.I'd highly recommend Testors Liquid Cement for Plastic.